Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 15 June 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Strategic Priorities for Horse Racing Ireland: Discussion
Joe Flaherty (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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That is grand. Ms Eade referenced the breeders and their success, which was great to see. I have a keen interest in racing, but it is very much from the outside. In terms of the breeders, are we seeing new entrants or is it very much the old guard, people who have traditionally been horse breeders? Could Ms Eade give us any indication of whether there are new entrants coming into the sector? Looking at it from the outside, when we see successful breeders interviewed after a race, they are normally my age or older. Are there new entrants and, dare I say, non-horsey people coming into this area?